Abstract
Objective: To apply and measure the Quality Indicators in Nutrition Therapy on adults patients in hospital ICUs of a public hospital in the countryside of Rondônia. Methods: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study with a quantitative approach based on data from 2019, collected from nursing and nutrition notes. The sample consisted of patients of both sexes aged over 18 years who received enteral nutritional therapy (ENT) during the period. Results: We analyzed 50 patients that were using exclusively ENT, with an average age of 53±19.49 and 59±20.73 years old for men and women, respectively. It was observed that the average prescribed and infused volume was 1040.02 ± 115.45 ml/day and 879.31 ± 134.51 ml/day, respectively. The average of prescribed and infused calories was 1586.41 ± 197.94 kcal/day and 1343.10 ± 209.09 kcal / day, respectively; and the average of prescribed and infused proteins was 86.17 ± 10.16 g / day and 78.4 ± 10.76 g / day, respectively. Caloric adequacy for the study group was 82.3% ± 23.6% and protein adequacy 87.5% ± 11.1%. Conclusion: The indicators applied were in accordance with the pre-established goals. Since, more training and awareness of the team regarding ENT are still needed.